William Lindsey
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I'm a theologian who writes about the interplay of belief and culture, spirituality and its connection to social activism, challenging the religious right's claim to own God, calling the churches to accountability for injustice to LGBT persons, creating dialogue with anyone who wants to build a more humane world, and stopping bullying of LGBT youth in schools.
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Bilgrimage
http://www.bilgrimage.blogspot.com/
Me on pilgrimage, sharing my journey to hope's horizon . . . . I'm a theologian who writes about the interplay of belief and culture, spirituality and its connection to social activism, challenging the religious right's claim to own God, calling the churches to accountability for injustice to LGBT persons, creating dialogue with anyone who wants to build a more humane world, and stopping bullying of LGBT youth in schools.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 3425 )
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My Real Very Own Strange Shopping Adventure: An Epiphany Story
In one of my disspirited spells last fall, some of you provided helpful feedback indicating that you like to hear me speak from what poet Sharon Olds calls my... Read more
Posted on 07 January 2015 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
More on Florida's Epiphanic Moment: Anita Crying, Catholic Archbishop Shaking...
1st gay couple marries in #DaytonaBeach. #FLmarriage pic.twitter.com/ku2Wwfa25C— news-journalonline (@dbnewsjournal) January 6, 2015Yesterday, I called the... Read more
Posted on 07 January 2015 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
In Online Blog Conversations (Especially About Religion), Where Are the Women...
At her Flunking Sainthood site, Mormon blogger Jana Riess asks an interesting question yesterday: Where are all the Mormon women blog commenters? Read more
Posted on 07 January 2015 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Droppings from the Catholic Birdcage: Sharp Drop in Religious Affiliation in...
This is a Catholic birdcage dropping in that it addresses Catholic issues: as Fred Clark points out at his Slacktivist site today, yesterday at his Spiritual... Read more
Posted on 06 January 2015 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Joyous Couples in Florida Marrying in Droves on Feast of Epiphany: Connecting th...
Midnight mass marriage ceremony in Palm Beach. History in the making. In tears #FLmarriage #gaywedfla @CompassCenter pic.twitter. Read more
Posted on 06 January 2015 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
County Clerks in Florida Refusing to Marry Anyone If Gays Can Marry: A Footnote
A quick footnote to my posting earlier today about the decision of some county clerks in Florida to shut down courthouse marriages altogether — for everyone —... Read more
Posted on 03 January 2015 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Odds and Ends of News: Cologne Cathedral to Go Dark to Protest Muslim Bashing,...
Here are some odds and ends of news in the past few days that seem noteworthy to me, and which I haven't quite known how to fit into any other posting than... Read more
Posted on 03 January 2015 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Remembering Mario Cuomo: Issue That Above All Others Defines His Legacy Was...
John Nichols's eulogy for Mario Cuomo at The Nation is the best I've yet read. I like how Nichols gets that Cuomo's political vision was deeply informed by a... Read more
Posted on 03 January 2015 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Gerald Slevin on 12 New Year's Resolutions for Pope Francis: Time to Act Is Now
In a new posting at his Christian Catholicism site, Jerry Slevin invites Catholics to dream about the impossible. As he notes, countering the idea that such... Read more
Posted on 03 January 2015 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
County Clerks in Florida Refuse to Permit Anyone to Marry If Gay Couples May...
I remember it as if it happened yesterday. And as I read the announcements of several county clerks in Florida that, rather than marry same-sex couples,... Read more
Posted on 03 January 2015 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
James Cone: "White Supremacy Is As Present in New York City As It Is in...
There's a valuable compilation of videos discussing racism in America at the Moyers Company website right now. The site collects four video discussiosn Bill... Read more
Posted on 02 January 2015 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Bethany Suckrow on Suicide of Transgender Teen Leelah Alcorn: "If You Cannot...
Bethany Suckrow connects the dots between the discussion of the recent suicide of transgender teen Leelah Alcorn and the claim of many anti-gay Christians that... Read more
Posted on 02 January 2015 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Quote for Day: "A True Advocate for the Poor Must Be an Advocate for Women...
Quote for today (from Queestions from a Ewe):Pope Francis says he’s an advocate for both the poor and women. A true advocate for the poor must be an advocate fo... Read more
Posted on 02 January 2015 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
A Song for New Year's Eve, and a Happy New Year to Each of You
This is one my favorite new year's eve songs — a Scottish song I associate with new year's eve, at least, because it was sung at the end of gatherings in... Read more
Posted on 31 December 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Belgian Bishop Calls on Catholic Community to Bless Gay Unions, More Heads...
Another happening that has religious right knickers atwist as the year turns: as Francis DeBernardo reports for New Ways Ministry yesterday, Antwerp bishop Joha... Read more
Posted on 31 December 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Quote for Day: "The Bible Is Not the Book Many American Fundamentalists and...
Kurt Eichenwald's new Newsweek essay on how the bible is sinfully misunderstood by most Americans (and American political leaders and the American media) is... Read more
Posted on 31 December 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
American Catholics Try to Discuss Race and White Privilege, Older Brother from...
The year turns, and some things remain wearisomely predictable. These include the certainty that a solid percentage of white Catholics in the U.S. Read more
Posted on 31 December 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
And This Year's Coughie for Best Exemplifying an Exclusionary, Strident...
As the year turns, I now look forward every year to Frank Cocozzelli's annual Coughie award. As Frank explains, The Coughlin Award -- affectionately known as... Read more
Posted on 30 December 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Quote for Day: "Social Media Has Made the Edges More Powerful"
Rebecca Solnit sees 2014 as a loud, discordant, transformative year for feminist insurrection against male violence. And as she notes, the internet has played... Read more
Posted on 30 December 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY -
Kali Holloway on 2014's Best Documentaries: From Colonialism to War to Ecology t...
In this lull time between the various winter-solstice holidays and the celebration of a new year, when we have time on our hands, Kali Holloway's recent... Read more
Posted on 29 December 2014 LGBTQ, RELIGION, SOCIETY
